Confessions of the Sheep/Beef Cattle/Pig Addicts

Mc115reed

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Livestock Farmer

• Dec 30, 2023

• #55,761

unlacedgecko said:

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Leeds we are in you.

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I think youv got more of a shine on that head than Muley

 

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AftonShepherd

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Livestock Farmer

Location

East Ayrshire

• Dec 30, 2023

• #55,762

adda said:

Beauty and the beast

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You think YM is a beast?

 

Anymulewilldo

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Livestock Farmer

Location

Cheshire

• Dec 31, 2023

• #55,763

Lincs said:

Do you think they are acquiring these interns in the same way they used to get sailors. Get them drunk and bundle them into the corsa?

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I was thinking the same thing

 

Anymulewilldo

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Livestock Farmer

Location

Cheshire

• Dec 31, 2023

• #55,764

neilo said:

They won’t know that if they’ve arrived in the boot of the Corsa.

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Bound and blindfolded?

 

Anymulewilldo

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Livestock Farmer

Location

Cheshire

• Dec 31, 2023

• #55,765

Mc115reed said:

I think youv got more of a shine on that head than Muley

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He will have polished it for a trip to Leeds…

 

Anymulewilldo

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Livestock Farmer

Location

Cheshire

• Dec 31, 2023

• #55,766

AftonShepherd said:

You think YM is a beast?

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Christ it’s brave/stupid even typing that comment…

 

Anymulewilldo

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Livestock Farmer

Location

Cheshire

• Dec 31, 2023

• #55,767

JockCroft said:

God stop these bad memories.
When I was 15 or 16 at August lamb sale got roped in as a runner to take place of one of the regulars away to harvest.
After sale over on loading and the first Artic 3 decker they'd seen. Head yardsman going purple when I was shouting for 3 more 20's. Didn't believe we had pushed 300 on to one truck. Was at one point demanding truck emptied for a recount. IIRC the biggest they had had was "Lummies" 8 legger 3 deck with 170 or 180. Think it was 27 ft . All 3 deckers then were open top. at least when loading you could stand up on the top deck. Only remember covers being used for small bales straw on back loads later in the season.
I'm just to young to have been loading the Lamb trains. Supposed to have been one buyer who filled a train with a days purchase of wedders. Delivered overnight to his farm near Inverness. Railway conveniently dissecting that farm.
How days have changed.

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When you think back, the days of 30k chevi lambs a day in Lairg and once the trains stopped they all went on 8 wheelers and drags or 2 deck artics! Between 6-800 a load nowadays and less than half the amount of sheep in the first sale

 

Estate fencing.

Member

Livestock Farmer

• Dec 31, 2023

• #55,768

Only went round next doors for a pint at 6.

 

Hill Ground

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Livestock Farmer

• Dec 31, 2023

• #55,769

The times when you go for one quick one often turn into the best night's out.

Having low expectations means they're easily exceeded!!

 

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Fendt516profi

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Livestock Farmer

Location

Yorkshire

• Dec 31, 2023

• #55,770

livestock 1 said:

I’ve spent the last however many years spraying rushes cutting them and putting lime and fert on. This year is the first year I could actually say the calves are bigger less shyte lambs cows stayed out an extra month and there’s been more grub for ewes.
I watched the long range forecast it’s wet for another week or ten days then it’s supposed to be drying up a bit or less wet anyway

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You might be right but I'm not gonna hold my breath,

 

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livestock 1

Member

• Dec 31, 2023

• #55,771

Fendt516profi said:

You might be right but I'm not gonna hold my breath,
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It looks better
The good news is it can’t be much worse unless it snows then it is worse a lot worse

 

Bill dog

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Mixed Farmer

Location

Scottish Borders

• Dec 31, 2023

• #55,772

Bob the beef said:

Tbf mid fife isn’t the back of beyond. The A92 is just along from the gecko easy to escape

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But if they do a runner in gecko PPE , the freshly issued work clogs will wear down to lollipop sticks quick !

 

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Fendt516profi

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Livestock Farmer

Location

Yorkshire

• Dec 31, 2023

• #55,773

livestock 1 said:

It looks better
The good news is it can’t be much worse unless it snows then it is worse a lot worse

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I'd take snow in January into early Feb rather than March into April

 

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livestock 1

Member

• Dec 31, 2023

• #55,774

Fendt516profi said:

I'd take snow in January into early Feb rather than March into April

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Yes I’m the same March is a killer here if it’s bad or even second half of February as you say

 

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livestock 1

Member

• Dec 31, 2023

• #55,775

The old folks used to say they liked to see snow in January up here

 

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jaycee

Member

• Dec 31, 2023

• #55,776

Aye, my grandparents , off the hill used to say a green winter killed more sheep than a white one.

 

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AftonShepherd

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Livestock Farmer

Location

East Ayrshire

• Dec 31, 2023

• #55,777

Anymulewilldo said:

Christ it’s brave/stupid even typing that comment…

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I certainly wouldn't agree, but the number of times @unlacedgecko has told us of his beauty, it would be an easy assumption to make that that's what @adda meant!

 

DieselRob

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BASE UK Member

Location

North Yorkshire

• Dec 31, 2023

• #55,778

livestock 1 said:

It looks better
The good news is it can’t be much worse unless it snows then it is worse a lot worse

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You’re a happy soul this morning

Not raining here for a change this morning

 

Cowpoke82

Member

Mixed Farmer

• Dec 31, 2023

• #55,779

Wind was hellish last night but it’s a braw day this morning

 

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livestock 1

Member

• Dec 31, 2023

• #55,780

DieselRob said:

You’re a happy soul this morning

Not raining here for a change this morning

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Sun is out now I feel like a blinded bat